Digital visibility and the role of mutual interaction expectations: Reframing the journalist–audience relationship through the lens of interpersonal communication

2020 ◽  
pp. 146144482090702 ◽  
Author(s):  
Claudia Wilhelm ◽  
Helena Stehle ◽  
Hanne Detel
Keyword(s):  
Digital Media ◽  
Interpersonal Communication ◽  
Digital Age ◽  
Theoretical Framework ◽  
Mutual Interaction ◽  
Expectancy Violations ◽  
Expectancy Violations Theory ◽  
Media Environments

In the light of a new level of reciprocal visibility in the digital age, the journalist–audience relationship has fundamentally changed. Mutual expectations become visible or evolve anew. The question arises as to how these expectations and their (non-)fulfillment influence the journalist–audience relationship. Taking an interpersonal communication perspective by following expectancy violations theory, we focus on the level of interactions and propose a theoretical framework explaining how the interplay of journalists’ and audience’s mutual expectations affects their relationship. Our aim is to contribute to a better understanding of the journalist–audience relationship in digital media environments—and to provide indications for its functioning or failure.

Agile Teams in Digital Media

2020 ◽  
pp. 340-359
Author(s):  
Rachel Ralph ◽  
Patrick Pennefather
Keyword(s):  
Digital Media ◽  
Reflective Practitioner ◽  
Comparative Case Study ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Master's Program ◽  
Study Results ◽  
Agile Practices ◽  
Media Environments

As we move towards the third decade of the 21st century, the development of emerging technologies continues to grow alongside innovative practices in digital media environments. This chapter presents a comparative case study of two teams (Team A and Team B) in a professional master's program during a 13-week, project-based course. Based on the role of documentation and the reflective practitioner, team blogs representing learner experiences of Agile practices were analyzed. This case study chapter focused on one blog post of a mid-term release retrospective. The results of this case study are framed around Derby and Larson's (2006) Agile retrospectives framework, including: set the stage, gather data, generating insights, deciding what to do, and closing the retrospective. The case study results suggest the need for public documentation of retrospectives and how this can be challenging with non-disclosure agreements. Also, the authors identify the importance of being a reflective practitioner. Future research on educational and professional practices needs to be explored.

scholarly journals Cyberpolitics

Communication ◽  
2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Philip Howard
Keyword(s):  
Digital Media ◽  
Interpersonal Communication ◽  
Information Technologies ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Public Affairs ◽  
Political Life ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Political Actors ◽  
Media Environments ◽  
Media Systems

Cyberpolitics is a domain of inquiry into the role of new information technologies in contemporary political life. It is an exciting domain of inquiry because not all of the things that communication scholars learned by studying mass media systems and interpersonal communication hold up in digital media environments. Studying cyberpolitics usually means one of two things. It can mean investigating the ways in which political actors use new technologies in creative—and sometimes problematic—ways. Some voters use digital media to improve their knowledge of public affairs, others use the same media to limit the flow of news and information. The Internet allows some journalists to do more research and track down more sources, but such digital media has had a significant impact on the organization of the newsroom and the features of the news market. Politicians and candidates for elected office use the Internet to reach out to new voters, but they also use it for data mining and manipulating public opinion. But studying cyberpolitics can also mean investigating the less overt political machinations that go into setting telecommunications standards and making decisions about how to engineer information infrastructure. Allocating the public spectrum, setting privacy standards into law, building universal broadband access, or deciding which information packets may be more important than others are technical issues with significant implications for political life.

scholarly journals So ‘Hot’ Right Now Reflections on Virality and Sociality from Transnational Digital China

2017 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 77-98 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jamie Coates
Keyword(s):  
Digital Media ◽  
Social Practice ◽  
Digital Age ◽  
Mobile Technologies ◽  
Moral Panics ◽  
Chinese Media ◽  
Republic Of China ◽  
Shared Content ◽  
Media Environments ◽  
Media Practices

Abstract A reflection of both the intensity of sharing practices and the appeal of shared content, the term ‘viral’ is often seen as coterminous with the digital media age. In particular, social media and mobile technologies afford users the ability to create and share content that spreads in ‘infectious’ ways. These technologies have caused moral panics in recent years, particularly within heavily regulated and censored media environments such as the People’s Republic of China (PRC). This paper uses the spread of a ‘viral’ sex video among young Chinesespeaking people who live transnational lives between Japan, China, and Taiwan, to reflect upon the question of ‘viral’ media as it is conceptualised more broadly. Their position both inside and outside Sinophone mediascapes affords a useful case study to think beyond purely institutional discussions of Chinese media, and focus on the ways media practices, affects, and affordances shape patterns of content distribution. It examines the language and practices of ‘virality’ among Chinese-speaking people in Tokyo and shows how the appeal of content like the sex video ‘digital stuff’ on WeChat are typically a digital amplification of pre-existing social practice. Described in terms of ‘sociothermic affects’ (Chau 2008) such as ‘fever’ and ‘heat’ (re/huo), the infectious nature of media is imagined in different but commensurate forms of virality that precedes the digital age. In the digital age however, virality is also made scalable (Miller et al. 2016) in new ways.

Digital Media and Social Network in the Training of Pre-Service Teachers

2017 ◽  
pp. 96-110 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tami Seifert
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Social Networks ◽  
Social Media ◽  
Social Network ◽  
Collaborative Learning ◽  
Digital Media ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Positive Attitude ◽  
Media Environments

The use of Web 2.0 environments and social media in teaching and learning facilitates the provision of participatory and creative, learner-oriented teaching. The proposed chapter describes the role of social media in teaching and learning in colleges of higher education and suggests possible uses and applications for a variety of social media environments in education, especially the environments of Facebook, Twitter, WhatsApp, and Instagram. Social networks facilitate activities that promote involvement, collaboration and engagement. Modeling of best practices using social networks enhances its usage by students, increases student confidence as to its implementation and creates a paradigm shift to a more personalized, participatory and collaborative learning and a more positive attitude towards its implementation.

Socio-Mediated Scandals: Theorizing Political Scandals in a Digital Media Environment

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Diana Zulli
Keyword(s):  
Digital Media ◽  
Digital Technology ◽  
Digital Age ◽  
Theoretical Framework ◽  
Future Research ◽  
American Democracy ◽  
Collaborative Process ◽  
Media Environment ◽  
Political Scandals

Abstract Political scandals are a conspicuous characteristic of American democracy, and yet they have received little theoretical attention that might nuance our understanding of their nature and form. One key context yet to be extensively explored is digital technology and the enabling of vernacular discourses in the scandal narrative. Thus, this article develops a theoretical framework for studying political scandals in the digital age. I discuss this as a transformation from mediated scandals to socio-mediated scandals. Socio-mediated scandals: (a) reflect a more collaborative process, (b) are increasingly personalized, (c) are subject to amplified partisanship, and (d) are characterized by liveness, wherein scandals are quick, explosive, and then dissipate. The implications of this framework and opportunities for future research are discussed.

scholarly journals Association of Addictive Substance Use with Polyvictimization and Acceptance of Violence in Adolescent Couples

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (15) ◽  
pp. 8107
Author(s):  
Isabel Cuadrado Gordillo ◽  
Guadalupe Martín-Mora Parra ◽  
Inmaculada Fernández Antelo
Keyword(s):  
Substance Use ◽  
Theoretical Framework ◽  
Mutual Interaction ◽  
Adolescent Dating ◽  
Addictive Substance

Theoretical framework: The objectives of this study were to analyse the possible influence that some variables such as substance use (alcohol and marijuana) might have on relevant aspects related to violence in adolescent dating (victimization, frequency of violence and acceptance of violence). Methods: The sample included 2577 adolescents between the ages of 14 and 18. The instruments used were two questionnaires. The first identified and analysed the types and frequency of violence experienced by the victims, and their acceptance of violence. The second analysed the use of alcohol and marijuana in adolescents. Results: The results indicate that victims frequently take on the role of polyvictims, suffering aggression in up to more than five different forms at the same time. Furthermore, it was found that this phenomenon is precipitated by substance use, the frequency of abuse and the acceptance of violence in a cycle of mutual interaction.

scholarly journals Media Health Literacy, eHealth Literacy, and the Role of the Social Environment in Context

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Diane Levin-Zamir ◽  
Isabella Bertschi
Keyword(s):  
Health Literacy ◽  
Digital Media ◽  
Health Information ◽  
Social Environment ◽  
Mobile Apps ◽  
Skill Sets ◽  
Ehealth Literacy ◽  
The Social ◽  
Media Environments

Health literacy describes skills and competencies that enable people to gain access to, understand and apply health information to positively influence their own health and the health of those in the social environment. In an increasingly media saturated and digitized world, these skill sets are necessary for accessing and navigating sources of health information and tools, such as television, the Internet, and mobile apps. The concepts of Media Health Literacy (MHL) and eHealth Literacy (eHL) describe the specific competencies such tasks require. This article introduces the two concepts, and then reviews findings on the associations of MHL and eHL with several contextual variables in the social environment such as socio-demographics, social support, and system complexity, as a structural variable. As eHL and MHL are crucial for empowering people to actively engage in their own health, a growing body of literature reports of the potential and the effectiveness of intervention initiatives to positively influence these competencies. From an ethical standpoint, equity is emphasized, stressing the importance of accessible media environments for all - including those at risk of exclusion from (digital) media sources. Alignment of micro and macro contextual spheres will ultimately facilitate both non-digital and digital media to effectively support and promote public health.

scholarly journals The role of usability in e-lexicography

Literator ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 38 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
André H. Du Plessis
Keyword(s):  
Digital Age ◽  
Theoretical Framework ◽  
Electronic Products ◽  
Current Information ◽  
Primary Focus ◽  
Technology Advances

In the development of the metalexicography, the primary focus of metalexicographers was on the development of printed dictionaries. As technology advances, the focus now shifts towards online and electronic products. Tarp (2009:23–24) posits that this shift results in metalexicographic shortcomings. This means that the theories used to create and evaluate dictionaries are not sufficient anymore. Bergenholtz and Bothma (2011:54) show that dictionaries as data carriers are now not only limited to the field of lexicography, but also to information technological fields. For current lexicographers to be successful in the digital age, the theories used in designing, developing and critiquing dictionaries must adapt with regards to current information technological trends, norms and practices. One aspect that must be addressed is the usability of dictionaries and other electronic lexicographic tools. By using usability theories and standards, current metalexicographical principles can be adapted for the digital age in a streamlined fashion. This study aims to show how usability theories and standards can be advantageous for metalexicography and that future electronic metalexicographic endeavours should not be undertaken without considering the usability as part of the theoretical framework.

scholarly journals “We Demand Better Ways to Communicate”: Pre-Digital Media Practices in Refugee Camps

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 207-217 ◽  
Author(s):  
Philipp Seuferling
Keyword(s):  
Digital Media ◽  
Refugee Camps ◽  
Power Structures ◽  
Media Activism ◽  
Media Technologies ◽  
Digital Era ◽  
Media Environments ◽  
And Control ◽  
Media Practices

This article provides a historical perspective on media practices in refugee camps. Through an analysis of archival material emerging from refugee camps in Germany between 1945 and 2000, roles and functions of media practices in the camp experience among forced migrants are demonstrated. The refugee camp is conceptualized as a heterotopian space, where media practices took place in pre-digital media environments. The archival records show how media practices of refugees responded to the spatial constraints of the camp. At the same time, media practices emerged from the precarious power relations between refugees, administration, and activists. Opportunities, spaces, and access to media practices and technologies were provided, yet at the same time restricted, by the camp structure and administration, as well as created by refugees and volunteers. Media activist practices, such as the voicing of demands for the availability of media, demonstrate how access to media was fought for within the power structures and affordances of the analogue environment. While basic media infrastructure had to be fought for more than in the digital era and surveillance and control of media practices was more intense, the basic need for access to information and connectivity was similar in pre-digital times, resulting in media activism. This exploration of unconsidered technological environments in media and refugee studies can arguably nuance our understanding of the role of media technologies in “refugee crises”.

ЗНАЧЕННЯ ЕМОЦІЙНОЇ КОМПЕТЕНТНОСТІ ОСОБИСТОСТІ У ДИСКУРСІ ЖИТТЄТВОРЕННЯ

1970 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 198-207
Author(s):  
Євген Карпенко
Keyword(s):  
Interpersonal Communication ◽  
Emotional Competence ◽  
World View ◽  
Personal Life ◽  
Personal Choice ◽  
Communicative Skills ◽  
Significant Life ◽  
Basic Features ◽  
Correct Implementation

У статті проаналізовано місце феномену емоційної компетентності в становленні дискурсу життєтворення особистості. Відзначено, що її засадничими ознаками є відкритість і діалогічність, що фасилітують процеси життєтворчості в інтра- та інтерпсихічному просторі та сприяють здобуттю певних експірієнтальних «знань» і формуванню відповідних комунікативних «умінь». Отже, емоційна компетентність виконує функцію орієнтації в знаково-символічній реальності внутрішнього та зовнішнього середовища і, відповідно, бере участь у прийнятті рішень стосовно них. Це сприяє реалізації функції особистісного вибору у значущих обставинах життя. Вважається, що цей вибір повинен ґрунтуватися на домінуючій екзистенційній ідентичності та релевантно реалізовуватися на всіх її рівнях: базовому, характерологічному, ситуативному. В цьому контексті емоційна компетентність виступає в якості з’єднувальної ланки між ідентичністю та її зовнішньою поведінковою маніфестацією, в якій вона, власне, й проявляється. Інтегруючи первинні емоції, емоційна компетентність сприяє формуванню системи цінностей, мотивів і світоглядних орієнтацій особистості, а також сприяє їх коректному втіленню в практиці міжособистісного спілкування і, відповідно, конструювання дискурсу власного життя. У цьому полягає ключова роль емоційної компетентності в процесі життєтворення особистості. The article analyzes the role of emotional competence in establishing the discourse of personal life creation. It has been stated that its basic features are openness and readiness to dialog that facilitate life creation processes in the intra- and interpsychic space and promote acquirement of certain experiential "knowledge" as well as formation of relevant communicative "skills". So, emotional competence has a function of orienting in sign and symbol reality of the internal and external environment and, therefore, takes part in decision-making in respect thereof. This enables realization of the function of personal choice in significant life circumstances.  This choice is considered to be based on dominant existential identity and realized in the relevant manner at all its levels: basic, characterological, situational. In this sense emotional competence forms a link between identity and its outer behavioral manifestation.  While integrating primary emotions emotional competence facilitates formation of a system of values, motives and world view of personality as well as their correct implementation in the course of interpersonal communication and personal life discourse construction. This embodies the key role of emotional competence in the process of life creation of personality.

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